Life, 1915-07-01 · page 25 of 44
Life — July 1, 1915 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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The cartoon depicts a beach or seaside scene with well-dressed people and a poorly dressed man in a suit with a small child. The caption jokes that because he "comes from a good family," he must be "a long way from home"—satirizing class pretense and suggesting someone overdressed for their circumstances is either displaced or fraudulent. The accompanying column uses biting satire about New York City life: it mocks unemployment statistics by excluding wealthy people vacationing in Newport; predicts casual traffic deaths as inevitable; jokes that paying full theater prices (rather than bribing scalpers) threatens the drama industry; and ridicules a society opposing rapid urban improvements. The "Same Thing" dialog compares the Dardanelles naval bombardment (likely WWI-era) to a married couple arguing—both apparently featuring one party making noise while the other barely responds. It's cynical domestic humor typical of the era.
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“IE COMES FROM A GOOD FAMILY” “WELL, HE MUST BE A LONG WAY FROM HOME” Our New York Column CCORDING to the latest reports, there are in the city four hundred thousand people out of active employment. If these figures seem low, it must be re- membered that they do not include (as perhaps they ought 10) the people who are going to Newport for the summer, or the guests at some of our leading hotels. Beginning with Monday of next week, and continuing on Tuesday and Wednesday, a number of people will be run over in our streets and cither killed outright or seri- ously injured, This will also occur on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Several people got seats in some of our theatres the other night by paying the regular prices, and not all the way from fifty cents to two dollars extra to speculators and agents. If this keeps up, the future of our drama will be seriously threatened; but it should be remembered that the weather is warm and the plays—well, not quite so good as they might he. A society for the prevention of improvements to New York within five years after they have been adopted else- where is now forming, It is understood that some im- provements tried out elsewhere have actually been adopted in New York at the end of two years. This, must be stopped. It is understood that the Public Service Commission is back of the new movement. course, Business man’s luncheon at the Spitz-Tarleton every day, only cight dollars—<dv. The rumor that the Giants will take lessons in how to play ball from several of our high school graduates has not yet been confirmed. Same Thing Here's an account of the bombardment of the Dardanelles, It says the fleet's guns roared con- tinuously and the Turkish fort made only a feeble effort Can you imagine it? ILLIS: in respons Gusis: Yes, it must be something like a conversation between my wife and me, comicbooks.com